jcolwell wrote:
Oops! Another one just in. Total cost $30, including shipping from Russia, with love.
Jim, that little Industar 50-2 is one of my favorite lenses and is one of the few \'Alts\' that I regularly carry with me on actual jobs (I generally leave my Leica, Zeiss, Mamiya etc at home). I got mine for free due to a shipping error where the return shipping ($12) would cost more than the lens was worth so I was allowed to keep it. They are extraordinarilly cheap lenses anyway.
I find it has swirly bokeh at close range. powerful and in your face, is sharp enough wide open (not stunning) but gives a fairly smooth almost dreamy bokeh at medium distances. It is VERY sharp at F8, maybe sharper than my 24-70 L (my regular work lens).
The only thing I can\'t stand obout this lens is the damn aperture ring being on the face of the focus ring. You can\'t turn it without affecting focus. Anyhoo, I really like this lens, for it\'s faults/character. Give it a go.
Mine has Latin text whilst your has Cyrilic (spelling). I\'m not sure how much variation there is in these lenses, still, you could buy several and still not break a $100 dollar note!
JJ
Sep 01, 2011 at 05:03 PM
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